Catheter Culture
Test Catalog Information
| Test Catalog Synonyms | |
| EPIC Synonyms | catheter tip |
| Cerner Primary Mnemonic | Catheter Culture |
| EPIC Display Name | Catheter Culture |
| Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name | Culture - Catheter |
| Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name | Culture - Catheter |
| EPIC Inpatient Orderable | Yes |
| EPIC Outpatient Orderable | No |
| Cerner Results | |
| Clinical Info |
Insertion of a catheter into a blood vessel compromises the skin’s ability to exclude organisms that colonize the surface of the skin. Devices such as heparin locks, hemodialysis shunts, TPN catheters, and arterial catheter lines expose patients to increased risk of infections. If catheter associated septicemia is suspected, it is important to document organism recovery from both blood culture and catheter tips. A semi-quantitative culture technique for catheter tips may aid the diagnosis of catheter related bacteremia. |
| Specimen Type |
.Catheter |
| Container |
Sterile container |
| Collection Instructions |
1.Cleanse the skin around the site with 70% alcohol. 2. Remove catheter. 3. Aseptically clip off 3 cm to 5 cm of distal end of catheter. 4. Place catheter tip into a screw-capped, sterile container. 5. Label container with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen. 6. Transport to Northwell Health Laboratories –Little Neck Parkway refrigerated 7. Maintain sterility and forward promptly. Note: Specimen source is required on request form for processing. |
| Transport Instructions |
Transport to Northwell Health Laboratories –Little Neck Parkway-refrigerated. |
| Specimen Stability |
48 hours, refrigerated. |
| Methodology |
Bacterial Culture |
| Days Performed |
Monday through Saturday |
| Performing Laboratory |
Northwell Health Laboratories |
| CPT |
87070 |
| PDM |
6201306 |
Desired Epic Build Catheter Culture
| Cerner Primary Mnemonic: | Catheter Culture |
| PDM | 6201306 |
| Informatics - Workgroup | ID Micro |
| Synonyms * | catheter tip |
| Display Name * | Catheter Culture |
| Order Entry Specimen Sources * |
Cath tip
Catheter
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| Order Entry Specimen Types |
Foreign Body
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| Specimen Navigator Specimen Types | |
| Specimen Navigator Specimen Sources | |
| Specimen Navigator Short Name | Cx Catheter |
| Ordering info (EPIC SmartText) | Insertion of a catheter into a blood vessel compromises the skin’s ability to exclude organisms that colonize the surface of the skin. Devices such as heparin locks, hemodialysis shunts, TPN catheters, and arterial catheter lines expose patients to increased risk of infections. If catheter associated septicemia is suspected, it is important to document organism recovery from both blood culture and catheter tips. A semi-quantitative culture technique for catheter tips may aid the diagnosis of catheter related bacteremia. |
| IP Orderable | Yes |
| OP Orderable | No |
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AOEs * | |
| AP AOEs | |
| Special History | No |
| Build Comments | |
| Filter * | |
| Procedure Category Change | |
| Cerner Results | |
Current Actual EPIC Build as of 10/28/2024
| Procedure Id | 115843 |
| Pdm | 6201306 |
| Order Display Name | Catheter Culture |
| Procedure Name | CULTURE - CATHETER |
| Procedure Master Number | LAB11797 |
| Short Procedure Name | CULTURE - CATHETER |
| Category Code | 4.0 |
| Category Code Record Name | LAB MICROBIOLOGY - GENERAL ORDERABLES |
| Synonyms | CATHETER TIP |
| Clinically Active | Yes |
| Orderable | Yes |
| Performable | Yes |
| Filter Genomics | |
| Reference Link Url | https://labs.northwell.edu/epic/test/115843 |
| Ordering Instructions | |
| Default Specimen Type | Foreign Body |
| Specimen Type Pick List | Foreign Body |
| Specimen Type List | |
| Op Specimen Type List | |
| Specimen Source Pick List | Cath tip Catheter |
| Specimen Source Default - Male | Cath tip |
| Specimen Source Default - Female | Cath tip |
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| Order Questions | [] |
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| Inpatient Order Questions | [] |
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| Inpatient Question Override | |
| Location Restrict List Ip | |
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| Location Restrict List Op | |
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| Location Restrict List Includes Op | |
| Edp Amb Order Specific Questions Record Name | |
| Edp Ip Order Specific Questions Record Name | |
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| Derived Edp Ip Buttons S | |
| Derived Edp Ip Buttons T | |
| Derived Edp Op Buttons S | |
| Derived Edp Op Buttons T | |
| Ip Orderable | 1 |
| Op Orderable | 0 |
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| EPIC IP AOEs | |
| EPIC Components (results) | |